This book contends that there is a fundamental logic underlying the participation of non-elites in the nationalist enterprise. In order to understand this logic we must cast aside the standard myopia ingrained in most Rational Choice analysis.Nationalism from Three Directions Rationality's Janus-Like Nature Modeling social and Material Recompense Ode to a Hero Duty, Honor, and the Supreme SacrificeAM?LCAR ANTONIO BARRETO?is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University, Boston, USA.